Electric lamp, incandescent, Swan / model

Description

Model of carbon filament incandescent electric lamp, earliest successful form, made by Sir Joseph Swan and exhibited in Newcastle in 1878, model made by Fred Topham (employee), late 19th - early 20th century

Museum reference

T.1930.68

Collection

Technology

Object name

Electric lamp, incandescent, Swan / model

Production information

Topham, Charles Fred, c. 1860 - 1935, Maker
England, Northern Europe

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Materials

Glass, Metal, Carbon

Physical description

Carbon filament

Associations

Inventor: Swan, Joseph Wilson, Sir, 1828 - 1914
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Energise (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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